Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Mr.T posted:

When are Guyanese going to realize that these Chinese are ripping us off all the time? The so called smart meter contract is the next failure on the horizon. The Chinese that are sent over to Guyana are often convicts on foreign hard labour duties. They are not skilled workmen.

The Chinese are not ripping us off, the politicians are. The Chinese are only doing what they have been doing wherever the can get away with it.

You have to compete with the Chinese if you want your business to survive.  Time to wake and work harder and smarter. It's a different world

Can you elaborate?

Bibi Haniffa posted:

Mars posted:

Bibi Haniffa posted:

Mars posted:

Bibi Haniffa posted:

I was actually talking to Cain, but since you insist - Yes - I have stayed at the Guyana Marriott.  It is one of the best Marriott hotels and it's run by a former Ritz Carlton General Manager.  As a Marriott rewards member, I have also stayed at several Marriott properties around the world and I like the one in Guyana better than most. 

Haha. You should get out and visit the Marriott Marquis or the East Side Marriott and see what a real Marriott is like. The one in Guyana is more like a Courtyard Marriott, three star at best. 

I have been to both of those several times.  Nothing compares to a brand new building with everything sparking clean and you get pepperpot and breadfruit for breakfast in the morning while gazing at the estuary where the Demerara River meets the Atlantic Ocean.  And the feeling of Home Sweet Home!

The Guyana Marriott is nothing compared to those two and I've been to all three. Your emotional attachment to Guyana probably gives you an artificial high when you watch the Demerara meet the Atlantic. However, that exact spot is where they drain the sewerage from Georgetown. Ask drugb, he was swimming in it and tasting it. The mere thought of that alone turns me off completely. If I want to see the Atlantic, I'd prefer going to a real beach where the water is clean, and not muddy and full of shyte. The poolside at the Marriott is drab and has nothing going for it. Pegasus poolside is ten times better and kicking on a Saturday night. Added to that, the customer service in the Marriott, as in most places in Guyana, is nothing to brag about. And the price they want you to pay for breakfast. I'd rather go to a small restaurant in GT. Food at the Marriott is ridiculously overpriced.

Isn't the reason why Pegasus is "kicking on a Saturday night" because that is where the prostitutes hang out?  Most of the people I saw at the Marriott are foreigners and business people.

I didn't see anyone at the Pegasus who I can identify as a prostitute. In fact, I found the atmosphere there to be very family oriented. I saw many children playing at the playground while their parents were having dinner and drinks. Pegasus poolside just has a much better atmosphere than the Marriott. Between December to April, I spent about three months in Guyana and I must have gone to every night spot in Georgetown while I was there. The Marriott is just drab and has nothing much to offer as far as entertainment goes. A lot of hotel guests are interested in some form of entertainment as it would be boring otherwise. 

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

Mr.T posted:

When are Guyanese going to realize that these Chinese are ripping us off all the time? The so called smart meter contract is the next failure on the horizon. The Chinese that are sent over to Guyana are often convicts on foreign hard labour duties. They are not skilled workmen.

The world cannot run without the Chinese.

the world can run fine without plenty people

Bibi Haniffa posted:

There is no casino section at the Guyana Marriott. 

That was part of the plan. Check again.

"In an ad in the Sunday Stabroek yesterday, AHI said it is embarking on Phase 2 of the Marriott project which includes outfitting the entertainment complex and casino".

Bibi Haniffa posted:

Prince posted:

When KNews report on what was built under Jagdeo/Ramotar presidency, they make it sound like the building is falling apart. If the Marriott needs repair, that's the contractors failure to deliver good work. Jagdeo is not a magician. I heard someone mention Skeldon Factory (again). That's another failure due to contractor's faulty work. Name a country that doesn't have problems of its own. Only Guyanese behave like this.

The Marriott does not need any repairs.  This is a scam by the PNC to squander money.

I can speculate on many things, but I am being kind not to jump the gun in these matters.   

GTAngler posted:

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Mr.T posted:

When are Guyanese going to realize that these Chinese are ripping us off all the time? The so called smart meter contract is the next failure on the horizon. The Chinese that are sent over to Guyana are often convicts on foreign hard labour duties. They are not skilled workmen.

The Chinese are not ripping us off, the politicians are. The Chinese are only doing what they have been doing wherever the can get away with it.

You have to compete with the Chinese if you want your business to survive.  Time to wake and work harder and smarter. It's a different world

Can you elaborate?

Chinese supermarkets in Guyana sell products manufactured overseas and in Guyana at lower prices.  They are attracting more shoppers because of that.  Guyanese people are yet to learn that people will go shop some where else if the prices are just a few dollars less. 

RiffRaff posted:

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

Mr.T posted:

When are Guyanese going to realize that these Chinese are ripping us off all the time? The so called smart meter contract is the next failure on the horizon. The Chinese that are sent over to Guyana are often convicts on foreign hard labour duties. They are not skilled workmen.

The world cannot run without the Chinese.

the world can run fine without plenty people

That's what you would like to believe but that's not what it is. Chinese factories can produce 1/20 of the cost with their cheap labor.  

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Mr.T posted:

When are Guyanese going to realize that these Chinese are ripping us off all the time? The so called smart meter contract is the next failure on the horizon. The Chinese that are sent over to Guyana are often convicts on foreign hard labour duties. They are not skilled workmen.

The Chinese are not ripping us off, the politicians are. The Chinese are only doing what they have been doing wherever the can get away with it.

You have to compete with the Chinese if you want your business to survive.  Time to wake and work harder and smarter. It's a different world

Can you elaborate?

Chinese supermarkets in Guyana sell products manufactured overseas and in Guyana at lower prices.  They are attracting more shoppers because of that.  Guyanese people are yet to learn that people will go shop some where else if the prices are just a few dollars less. 

Massy, Survival and Bounty supermarkets are always full. Many Guyanese will not shop for food at the Chinese supermarket. None of my friends go to the Chinese supermarket. They have their crowd but competition is there. 

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Mr.T posted:

When are Guyanese going to realize that these Chinese are ripping us off all the time? The so called smart meter contract is the next failure on the horizon. The Chinese that are sent over to Guyana are often convicts on foreign hard labour duties. They are not skilled workmen.

The Chinese are not ripping us off, the politicians are. The Chinese are only doing what they have been doing wherever the can get away with it.

You have to compete with the Chinese if you want your business to survive.  Time to wake and work harder and smarter. It's a different world

Can you elaborate?

Chinese supermarkets in Guyana sell products manufactured overseas and in Guyana at lower prices.  They are attracting more shoppers because of that.  Guyanese people are yet to learn that people will go shop some where else if the prices are just a few dollars less. 

The Chinese should not be allowed to import/sell anything that can be produced in Guyana. Then again there are a lot of things they shouldn't have been allowed to do like rape our forests.

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Mr.T posted:

When are Guyanese going to realize that these Chinese are ripping us off all the time? The so called smart meter contract is the next failure on the horizon. The Chinese that are sent over to Guyana are often convicts on foreign hard labour duties. They are not skilled workmen.

The Chinese are not ripping us off, the politicians are. The Chinese are only doing what they have been doing wherever the can get away with it.

You have to compete with the Chinese if you want your business to survive.  Time to wake and work harder and smarter. It's a different world

Can you elaborate?

Chinese supermarkets in Guyana sell products manufactured overseas and in Guyana at lower prices.  They are attracting more shoppers because of that.  Guyanese people are yet to learn that people will go shop some where else if the prices are just a few dollars less. 

the US has very rigid laws as to labeling and accuracy as to what constitute food grade products and what constitute the materials in products especially children clothing and toys. Yet the Chinese try to bypass these laws and sometimes they get away with it.

Guyana has no such laws. I would not buy food products, or toys from the chinese. Anything I buy would have to be vetted careful as not to endanger my life or that of my family and friends.  I have seen on youtube the inferior wiring for electrical lines that the Chinese sell in guyana. I bet they pass off lots of contraband and fake products.

GTAngler posted:

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Mr.T posted:

When are Guyanese going to realize that these Chinese are ripping us off all the time? The so called smart meter contract is the next failure on the horizon. The Chinese that are sent over to Guyana are often convicts on foreign hard labour duties. They are not skilled workmen.

The Chinese are not ripping us off, the politicians are. The Chinese are only doing what they have been doing wherever the can get away with it.

You have to compete with the Chinese if you want your business to survive.  Time to wake and work harder and smarter. It's a different world

Can you elaborate?

Chinese supermarkets in Guyana sell products manufactured overseas and in Guyana at lower prices.  They are attracting more shoppers because of that.  Guyanese people are yet to learn that people will go shop some where else if the prices are just a few dollars less. 

The Chinese should not be allowed to import/sell anything that can be produced in Guyana. Then again there are a lot of things they shouldn't have been allowed to do like rape our forests.

Actually, they should produce it in Guyana if they want to sell it so we can be sure it is made according to a design spec.

Stormborn posted:

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Mr.T posted:

When are Guyanese going to realize that these Chinese are ripping us off all the time? The so called smart meter contract is the next failure on the horizon. The Chinese that are sent over to Guyana are often convicts on foreign hard labour duties. They are not skilled workmen.

The Chinese are not ripping us off, the politicians are. The Chinese are only doing what they have been doing wherever the can get away with it.

You have to compete with the Chinese if you want your business to survive.  Time to wake and work harder and smarter. It's a different world

Can you elaborate?

Chinese supermarkets in Guyana sell products manufactured overseas and in Guyana at lower prices.  They are attracting more shoppers because of that.  Guyanese people are yet to learn that people will go shop some where else if the prices are just a few dollars less. 

the US has very rigid laws as to labeling and accuracy as to what constitute food grade products and what constitute the materials in products especially children clothing and toys. Yet the Chinese try to bypass these laws and sometimes they get away with it.

Guyana has no such laws. I would not buy food products, or toys from the chinese. Anything I buy would have to be vetted careful as not to endanger my life or that of my family and friends.  I have seen on youtube the inferior wiring for electrical lines that the Chinese sell in guyana. I bet they pass off lots of contraband and fake products.

There are a lot of counterfeit Chinese clothes on sale in Guyana. Ralph Lauren and American Eagle are among the most popular brands I saw. I can tell the difference in the quality of the knock off clothing in comparison to the real thing but it's cheap so a lot of young people buy them. The Cuban traders also buy a lot of the counterfeit stuff for resale in Cuba. Walk into the Chinese clothing stores on Regent Street and there will always be a few Cubans trying to negotiate a deal.

Stormborn posted:

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Mr.T posted:

When are Guyanese going to realize that these Chinese are ripping us off all the time? The so called smart meter contract is the next failure on the horizon. The Chinese that are sent over to Guyana are often convicts on foreign hard labour duties. They are not skilled workmen.

The Chinese are not ripping us off, the politicians are. The Chinese are only doing what they have been doing wherever the can get away with it.

You have to compete with the Chinese if you want your business to survive.  Time to wake and work harder and smarter. It's a different world

Can you elaborate?

Chinese supermarkets in Guyana sell products manufactured overseas and in Guyana at lower prices.  They are attracting more shoppers because of that.  Guyanese people are yet to learn that people will go shop some where else if the prices are just a few dollars less. 

the US has very rigid laws as to labeling and accuracy as to what constitute food grade products and what constitute the materials in products especially children clothing and toys. Yet the Chinese try to bypass these laws and sometimes they get away with it.

Guyana has no such laws. I would not buy food products, or toys from the chinese. Anything I buy would have to be vetted careful as not to endanger my life or that of my family and friends.  I have seen on youtube the inferior wiring for electrical lines that the Chinese sell in guyana. I bet they pass off lots of contraband and fake products.

Exactly. Hence my reply earlier that the Chinese are not ripping us off, the politicians are.

Stormborn posted:

GTAngler posted:

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

GTAngler posted:

Mr.T posted:

When are Guyanese going to realize that these Chinese are ripping us off all the time? The so called smart meter contract is the next failure on the horizon. The Chinese that are sent over to Guyana are often convicts on foreign hard labour duties. They are not skilled workmen.

The Chinese are not ripping us off, the politicians are. The Chinese are only doing what they have been doing wherever the can get away with it.

You have to compete with the Chinese if you want your business to survive.  Time to wake and work harder and smarter. It's a different world

Can you elaborate?

Chinese supermarkets in Guyana sell products manufactured overseas and in Guyana at lower prices.  They are attracting more shoppers because of that.  Guyanese people are yet to learn that people will go shop some where else if the prices are just a few dollars less. 

The Chinese should not be allowed to import/sell anything that can be produced in Guyana. Then again there are a lot of things they shouldn't have been allowed to do like rape our forests.

Actually, they should produce it in Guyana if they want to sell it so we can be sure it is made according to a design spec.

And give a few locals some jobs.

Prashad like things that he can get for cheap. We have to look at the financials of this hotel and it is not good. The loan is massive and the operation cost is huge. The government has to be very careful before they are left holding the bag.

The original Marriott corporation was split into two corporations some years back. Host Marriott Corporation and Marriott Corporation. Host Marriott Corporation own their hotels ( hotel building / land). While the Marriott Corporation just franchise the brand name for a fee and make surprise inspection visits.

Normally Kaieteur news was very good at finding and doctoring pictures during PPP time.  But this time either they in on a pnc farce or they lost their camera.   I am waiting to see these pictures that justify billions of dollars in repairs. 

After decades of repairing new things, including parts of new buildings.

Being new does not mean it is working right. Customers get pissed when you tell them the repair cost, just after warranty.  

Drugb posted:

Normally Kaieteur news was very good at finding and doctoring pictures during PPP time.  But this time either they in on a pnc farce or they lost their camera.   I am waiting to see these pictures that justify billions of dollars in repairs. 

Glen Lalla knows that he has to keep the corrupt PNC happy otherwise they can throw him in jail for the $ 300 million that he still owes.

Take time, he will end up in jail in 2020.

yuji22 posted:

Drugb posted:

Normally Kaieteur news was very good at finding and doctoring pictures during PPP time.  But this time either they in on a pnc farce or they lost their camera.   I am waiting to see these pictures that justify billions of dollars in repairs. 

Glen Lalla knows that he has to keep the corrupt PNC happy otherwise they can throw him in jail for the $ 300 million that he still owes.

Take time, he will end up in jail in 2020.

I boubt the PPP will throw anyone in jail if they win in 2020���� it's the main reason why them colored guys does take them eyes and pass them. 

Cobra posted:

yuji22 posted:

Drugb posted:

Normally Kaieteur news was very good at finding and doctoring pictures during PPP time.  But this time either they in on a pnc farce or they lost their camera.   I am waiting to see these pictures that justify billions of dollars in repairs. 

Glen Lalla knows that he has to keep the corrupt PNC happy otherwise they can throw him in jail for the $ 300 million that he still owes.

Take time, he will end up in jail in 2020.

I boubt the PPP will throw anyone in jail if they win in 2020���� it's the main reason why them colored guys does take them eyes and pass them. 

This time naa laangtime. Patience is the Key, do for do nah obeah.  Glen Lalla is headed to the cell in 2020.

Notice how then AFC/PNC Jackasses have built NOTHING, they are like wood ants, they will eat away and destroy EVERYTHING. 

They are not even worthy of maintaining a hotel, these shameless scumbags.

Again why is Cathy Huhgues having dinner parties at least 3 times a week there at the state expense?  Why is the PNC not selling the Marrot Hotel as they promised the people on the 2015 campaign?

Its animal farm all over again with Granger as Napoleon, Nagamootoo as Snowball and Django as Squealer.  All animals are equal but some are more equal than others. 

Drugb posted:

Its animal farm all over again with Granger as Napoleon, Nagamootoo as Snowball and Django as Squealer.  All animals are equal but some are more equal than others. 

I have noticed you bowing to that fella Sase.

All you folks badmouthing the Marriott are really hampering Tourism.  

Leonora posted:

All you folks badmouthing the Marriott are really hampering Tourism.  

Not only hampering tourism.  But also damaging the people and country name, no matter which government is in office.

At this rate, in the end we are all screwed, including the screwer.

The Marriott name brand speaks for itself.  The stock market opened less than an hour ago for trading and the Marriott stock is trading at $103.00 per share.  Up $6.65 for the day!!

Yuji - there is a stock tip for you!!

Bibi Haniffa posted:

The Marriott name brand speaks for itself.  The stock market opened less than an hour ago for trading and the Marriott stock is trading at $103.00 per share.  Up $6.65 for the day!!

Yuji - there is a stock tip for you!!

Thanks Bahin. Let me make a scoop in and out.

The person who wrote this article is completely unaware of the fact that the Marriott franchise carries a minimum standard that has to be upheld by each hotel around the world.  If, any of the nonsense people are writing here was true, Marriott would have closed down the hotel long ago. 

The one thing that distinguishes the Guyana Marriott from the others is that it's one of their newest properties which carries a state of the art security system and other amenities that some of the older hotels in their chain don't have as yet.

And Roberto Grisi who is the General Manager is one of the best in the business, having managed the Ritz Carlton in Aruba among other hotels before.

Tola posted:

Leonora posted:

All you folks badmouthing the Marriott are really hampering Tourism.  

Not only hampering tourism.  But also damaging the people and country name, no matter which government is in office.

At this rate, in the end we are all screwed, including the screwer.

What I'm saying is nothing but the truth and anyone who is familiar with Guyana today can verify that. If they can't take constructive criticism and get their ass in gear, they will forever be in the doldrums. 

Mars posted:

Tola posted:

Leonora posted:

All you folks badmouthing the Marriott are really hampering Tourism.  

Not only hampering tourism.  But also damaging the people and country name, no matter which government is in office.

At this rate, in the end we are all screwed, including the screwer.

What I'm saying is nothing but the truth and anyone who is familiar with Guyana today can verify that. If they can't take constructive criticism and get their ass in gear, they will forever be in the doldrums. 

No way, as a member of the slop can crew, your task is to peddle PNC propaganda to excuse their incompetency. How did this morph into the truth?

Drugb posted:

Mars posted:

Tola posted:

Leonora posted:

All you folks badmouthing the Marriott are really hampering Tourism.  

Not only hampering tourism.  But also damaging the people and country name, no matter which government is in office.

At this rate, in the end we are all screwed, including the screwer.

What I'm saying is nothing but the truth and anyone who is familiar with Guyana today can verify that. If they can't take constructive criticism and get their ass in gear, they will forever be in the doldrums. 

No way, as a member of the slop can crew, your task is to peddle PNC propaganda to excuse their incompetency. How did this morph into the truth?

I reported what I saw first hand and anyone familiar with the issues can verify what I stated to be truthful. As the leader of the Piss Pot Porters, the truth is a foreign concept to you. 

Mars posted:

I reported what I saw first hand and anyone familiar with the issues can verify what I stated to be truthful. As the leader of the Piss Pot Porters, the truth is a foreign concept to you. 

Impossible, you were not able to raise funds to visit Guyana in 30+ years. How could you see the defects on the Marriott if you haven't been in Guyana ever since you fled?

Bibi Haniffa posted:

The person who wrote this article is completely unaware of the fact that the Marriott franchise carries a minimum standard that has to be upheld by each hotel around the world.  If, any of the nonsense people are writing here was true, Marriott would have closed down the hotel long ago. 

The one thing that distinguishes the Guyana Marriott from the others is that it's one of their newest properties which carries a state of the art security system and other amenities that some of the older hotels in their chain don't have as yet.

And Roberto Grisi who is the General Manager is one of the best in the business, having managed the Ritz Carlton in Aruba among other hotels before.

I absolutely agree. The Marriott franchise has a high standard and a reputation as being one of the best worldwide. That's why I asked if there was some confusion between disrepair and unfinished construction. Were there any Marriott officials present during the construction and at the opening?

Drugb posted:

Mars posted:

I reported what I saw first hand and anyone familiar with the issues can verify what I stated to be truthful. As the leader of the Piss Pot Porters, the truth is a foreign concept to you. 

Impossible, you were not able to raise funds to visit Guyana in 30+ years. How could you see the defects on the Marriott if you haven't been in Guyana ever since you fled?

I've been going to Guyana on a regular basis since I left as my mother always maintained our family residence in Guyana. From last December to April, I spent a total of about three months in Guyana. If the Admins have logs, they can verify that I signed into GNI from a Guyana IP address. I've been to the Marriott several times and I'm very familiar with the hotel and most of what's going on in Georgetown. I went to Linden for a few days and also made a trip to Lethem and several other parts of the interior. I have two cousins who are pilots in Guyana and many times they would call me up to fly into the interior. There is not much that the Piss Pot Porters can try to fool me about Guyana. 

Mars posted:

I've been going to Guyana on a regular basis since I left as my mother always maintained our family residence in Guyana. From last December to April, I spent a total of about three months in Guyana. If the Admins have logs, they can verify that I signed into GNI from a Guyana IP address. I've been to the Marriott several times and I'm very familiar with the hotel and most of what's going on in Georgetown. I went to Linden for a few days and also made a trip to Lethem and several other parts of the interior. I have two cousins who are pilots in Guyana and many times they would call me up to fly into the interior. There is not much that the Piss Pot Porters can try to fool me about Guyana. 

Dreaming about Guyana is not the same as being there. But let us humor you and assume you were there.  The fact that you are a member of the slop can crew will invariably bring credibility questions about your testimony. Also be aware that the Marriott is not for the back balling wine down crew. Can you please indicate the flaws in the Mariott that warrants 5Million repairs?

I hereby verify that Mars was in Guyana recently.

Drugb posted:

Mars posted:

I've been going to Guyana on a regular basis since I left as my mother always maintained our family residence in Guyana. From last December to April, I spent a total of about three months in Guyana. If the Admins have logs, they can verify that I signed into GNI from a Guyana IP address. I've been to the Marriott several times and I'm very familiar with the hotel and most of what's going on in Georgetown. I went to Linden for a few days and also made a trip to Lethem and several other parts of the interior. I have two cousins who are pilots in Guyana and many times they would call me up to fly into the interior. There is not much that the Piss Pot Porters can try to fool me about Guyana. 

Dreaming about Guyana is not the same as being there. But let us humor you and assume you were there.  The fact that you are a member of the slop can crew will invariably bring credibility questions about your testimony. Also be aware that the Marriott is not for the back balling wine down crew. Can you please indicate the flaws in the Mariott that warrants 5Million repairs?

As the leader of the Piss Pot Porters, you would never understand what it is to be truthful. Your record here of lies and deception speaks for itself. I'm not privy to the information that the building engineers have which determined the amount of repairs the hotel needs. Surely you don't expect that I have that kind of access unless I was working with the hotel or the government agency responsible for maintaining it. I'll wait for it to be published in the press.

Leonora posted:

I hereby verify that Mars was in Guyana recently.

You stalking me again girl.

Mars posted:

Leonora posted:

I hereby verify that Mars was in Guyana recently.

You stalking me again girl.

Nah, just connecting the dots.